Listen & Learn

If you are just emerging from the holiday break (good on you for taking the time!) you might have noticed that Joseph Boyden has been making headlines because an APTN investigation revealed that none of his claims to Indigenous identity checked out.

Here's what I've learned: as a guest on this land, when it comes to Indigenous issues, it is so important to:(a) notice whose perspectives the mainstream media is relying on(b) search out for multiple Indigenous voices on a topic

If you are interested in digging deeper you can start by checking out

this post on Vice by Ryan McMahon an Anishinaabe/Metis comedian and writer